QB Joe Milton grew up the oldest of seven siblings.

This has helped him step in seamlessly as the Vols leader on and off the field.

"Being the oldest of seven, that’s just something that you just kind of just take over.”

MORE: https://tennessee.rivals.com/news/oldest-of-seven-siblings-joe-milton-is-tennessee-s-natural-leader

Tennessee is now in game mode and questions about the offense are being answered. Here are three takeaways from what offensive coordinator Joey Halze and players said on Thursday: https://Tennessee.rivals.com/news/k...s-tennessee-shifts-attention-to-season-opener

Tennessee offensive coordinator Joey Halzle is scheduled to meet with the media at 11 a.m. ET this morning.

He'll be follow by quarterback Joe Milton III, running back Dylan Sampson and wide receiver Squirrel White beginning at 11:30 a.m.

For updates, follow along in this thread and on Twitter @TennesseeRivas, @RyanTSylvia and @ByNoahTaylor.

I take a look at the top QBs Tennessee will go up against this season: https://tennessee.rivals.com/news/top-quarterbacks-tennessee-will-face-in-2023

Watching the new Florida documentary on Netflix right now.

Anyone else watched it? Thoughts?

End of ep. 1 sucked to relive...

@Noah-Taylor and I took another look at our projections for the Vols' depth chart with UT kicking off the season in just 11 days.

Here's what we came up with.

What did we get right? What did we get wrong? Let us know!

For the Vols to see success, they'll need a complete team effort.

However, some players are more crucial to the team than others.

Here's my top-5 ranking:

I can not believe our QB did not make the list. Must have come from ESPN.

Tennessee’s years-long facelift of Neyland Stadium continues as the 2023 season approaches.

A Jumbotron as well as premium chair back seating in the lower west stands was among the additions a year ago.

A lower field-level club under the west stands was recently completed and will officially open in time for the Vols’ home opener against Austin Peay on Sept. 9.

The media we given an exclusive tour of the area as well as look at the south stadium concourse which is currently under construction on Wednesday.

Here are some notes and observations on the projects.

WIFI

- Stadium-wide WiFi will be available starting this season, though we were told there would be “some growing pains” in the Austin Peay game.

- There is currently 111 miles of cable inside the stadium and they plan go up to as much 150 miles.

- 33 miles of of fiber.

- We were able to connect to the RockyTop Wifi and it worked smoothly throughout the tour, though that might change when there are 102,000-plus fans around but again, they said they hope to have it working better as the season progresses.

LOWER LEVEL WEST CLUB

- The club area is 13,000 square feet.

- We were told that Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta was one of the inspirations for its design but that they are not aware of a 100-plus year old venue like Neyland Stadium having a field level club like this.

- There are three bars with one on each of the club and another in the center.

- Three bars located inside with one on each end and one in the center.

- 63 TVs

- Premium food options will be available through Airmark, who UT has a vending contract with.

- We were able to sample some of the food. Ryan and I both tried the turkey panini which was cooked by chefs on site. It was delicious.

- There are built in restrooms.

- Personal opinion, this is an incredibly nice upgrade. Comfortable, air conditioned with a lot of space and great views of the field, directly behind the home sideline.

SOUTH STADIUM CONCOURSE

- We were not allowed to video record here because it’s an active construction site but they are making progress.

- We started the tour on the west concourse, which is about 33-feet wide before it narrowed to 12-feet in the south. We were told this area was built in the 1960s and hasn’t seen many upgrades since.

- The plan is to widen that area and add concessions and restrooms.

- The south facade of the stadium will extend out further to the steel beams just in front of the G10 parking garage with the new concession stands backed up to the exterior.

- Tennessee wants to keep the view of the Tennessee River there intact so fans can get a view of the river and the field on either side.

- The project is slated to be “fully operational” by the 2025 season.

From @DaleDowden:

We were able to take a tour of the newly constructed Lower West Club at Neyland Stadium today. Here's videos of what it looks like.

Definitely wouldn't be a bad place to watch a game...

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I think they will win it all this year and will win at least one more. They are selecting and not recruiting. The good news is Florida might fire a good coach

The Tennessee quarterback is on another preseason award watchlist. This time, it's the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award: https://Tennessee.rivals.com/news/v...s-on-johnny-unitas-golden-arm-award-watchlist

Heupel had great things to say about his freshman QB.

The team feels confident in him in the situation his name is called.

MORE:

Three Tennessee offensive standouts landed on the Preseason All-SEC Team as selected by the league's coaches on Tuesday: https://Tennessee.rivals.com/news/three-vols-named-to-preseason-all-sec-team

We may be 11th right now but our star avg is higher than all those above us except Georgia and OSU.

Another tough out-of-conference opponent has been added to Tennessee's schedule.

On Dec. 3, the Lady Vols will host Ohio State at 5 p.m. ET. It will air on ESPN. Other games apart of the Jimmy V Classic are South Carolina at Duke and UConn at Texas.

Last year, Tennessee fell on the road to Ohio State to open the season.

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What is Tennessee getting from 4-star DE Jordan Ross?

@DaleDowden breaks it down:

Tennessee football stays hot on the trail and lands highly-touted DE Jordan Ross.

He chose the Vols over Alabama, Florida and Texas.

Who did we get

I'm seeking a pair of tickets for the Tennessee-Virginia game in Nashville at 11 am Central Time Saturday, Sept. 2nd, in a box or suite. Please send me what you have, location & price. Thanks & Go Vols! Email me to JMH2@ICX.NET

A new metric from College Football News determined the top programs in the AP Poll era.

Tennessee landed at No. 10 all-time.

Tennessee is shifting into game mode as it prepares to rap up three weeks of fall camp: https://Tennessee.rivals.com/news/key-takeaways-from-tennessee-s-15th-practice-of-fall-camp